There are 14 words that start with 'desert'.
| desert | deserts |
| deserted | deserter |
| desertic | deserters |
| desertify | deserting |
| desertion | desertions |
| desertified | desertifies |
| desertifying | desertification |
Note: These 14 words that start with 'desert' are found from the USA & Canada version of the tournament Scrabble word list.